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W. W. WALKER.

TOBAGGO POUCH. N0. 347,669. Patnted Aug. 17, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM W. WALKER, OF TUEBROOK, COUNTY OBLANCASTER, ENGLAND.

TOBACCO-POUGH.

SPECIIICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 347,669, dated August1'7, 1886.

Application filed July S), 1885. Serial N0. 171.101. (N0 m0(ll.)Patented in England Jannnry27, 1855, N0. 1.139.

T0 all whom it mag concern:

130 it known that I, WILLIAM W. VVALKER, of Tuebrook,Lancaster county,England, have invented 0ertain new aud nseful lmprovements inTobacco-Ponches, (for whi0h I have obbained a patent in Great Britain,N0. 1,139, dalzed January 27, 1885,) of which the following is aspecification.

T110 object; of my invention is t0 provide a tobacco-pouch ofconvenientForm, in which the tobacco shall retain the reqnir0d degree 0l'moisture; und Eo this end in consists in theimproved construction 0f thepoucl1 provided with an internal receptacle t0 rcceive absorbent;material charged nith moistnre.

Figure 1 represenls n. face view 0f my pouch as in appears when open'.Fig. 2 is an elemtion 0f l3he lower pznb of the same, tl1e fronl; beingremoved to exposelhe internal receptucle, which 1's shown partly inve1tical sel;ion. Fig. 3 is a transverse section tluongh the cen bei 0fFig. 2.

The pouch represented in the drmvings is 0f a l'umiliar f0rm, consistingof l;w0 pouches 01 poekets 0f india rubber 01 equiv-alenls maberialconnected at 0ne edge in such mi1nner that th0 one conlaining thetobacc0 may befolded williin und inclosed by th0 other.

A und Brepresent, respectively, the top und bottorn ponches.

In applying my improvement'l provide Ll1e b0tbom pouch, A, in which thetobac0o is placed, on 0ne side with a small chamber or receptacle, D,opening through the ouber sicle 01 Wall of the pouch and closed by means0f an externally-hinged lid, F. The chamber 0r receptacle D has itsperiphery grooved an(l adapted t0 embrace the edge 0f the pouch, assh0wn in Fi'g. 3, whereby it is retained firmly in position. The innerWall 0f tl1e chamberD is provided wibh perfomtions E, communicalsingwilah tahe interior of {alle pouch, as shown in Figs. 2 .and 3. T0 thechamber D, I connect a pipe, H, the tw0 ends of whieh are cnrved outwardon opposite sides 0f the ehamber, so as l:0 foll0w the interior edges oflahe pouch. This pipe is also provided wilsh a series 0f perforaions inits inner edge, as plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The pipe and thechamber are fil1ed with sponge, cotton, W001, 0r other Suitableabsorbenl; material, and when the pouch is 130 l e used bhis material ischarged with water or other suitableflnicl, which, being vap0rized bythe heal; 0f Ehe body when carried 011 the pers0n 0l' t:he userwill lindits way through the perforations, permeating the mass 0f t0 100000 analkeeping the Same properlymoistened. In the evenb 0f the m0isture beingexhanstecl, ils is 0nly necessary t0 open bhe lidF and supply tl1eliquid witll0nt removing the tobacco.

Having tlxus describcd 1ny invenlzion, whab I claim is- 1. In atobacco-ponch l"0r pocket nse, the combination, with the flexible p0u0h,ot the receptacle D, seatedin an opening in the wnll 0f he ponch andsecured at its edge firmly hhereto, said receptacle having its innerwall pr0vided wil3h perfomtions und its outer side provided witl1 alidhingexl thereto.

2. The poueh consisting 0f the parts A and B, in coml inalyion Wibll thechamber D, having a perforatetl W2Lll. the perfomted pipe H, andtheexternul lid afifording access t0 0110 01mmber, snbstantially as Setforbh.

3. In combination with a flexible tobacco poueh, the rigiddistending-lzube seuted in its edge and provided wil3l1 openings,andabody 0f absorbent; material within said tnbe, sub- Stanlzially asdeScribed and shown.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nan1e to this specifieation intl1e presence ot' tsw0 snbscribing witnesses.

\Vitnesses:

W. P. THOMPSON, I. O. OBRIEN.

